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For some Americans, insurance is what it's supposed to be: coverage when you need it. Dave Koenig, 49, has a job with good benefits. Still, he thinks some aspects of the insurance industry should be changed to protect patients from losing coverage. |
As a part of our "Are You Covered?" series, KHN and NPR examine employer-sponsored health insurance.
In not too many years, long-term care nursing home beds may be as rare as Republicans in Massachusetts.
At least 25 million Americans are underinsured - their health benefits don't adequately cover their health costs. The major proposals being debated in Congress would require insurers to provide a minimum set of benefits, which would take care of most patients' needs.
A study comparing U.S. treatment outcomes and other indicators among 30 developed nations found "no hard evidence" that American system stands out.
The Senate Finance Committee released preliminary estimates of the scoring implications of the modifications to the Chairman's mark of the America's Health Future Act, as introduced on Sept. 22.
To get to universal coverage in a fiscally sound way, we need to come up with a "chronic care bailout" plan. The way to do this is through health payment reform.
Fernando Arriola, 58, had full health coverage for years at his former job, but since starting his own contracting business, there are no affordable coverage options for him and his wife. Part of our special series produced in partnership with NPR: Are You Covered? A Look at Americans and Health Insurance.
As the Senate Finance Committee devolved into partisan infighting about health overhaul legislation, chairman Max Baucus quoted Harry Truman's advice to show some courageous, skillful leadership, and seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
Some analysts are praising Sen. Max Baucus' health overhaul as a good start on a tough task but they worry that key provisions will be weakened during debate.
As a part of our "Are You Covered?" series, KHN and NPR examine how the health overhaul would affect medicare.
The modifications are designed to make health insurance more affordable for low- and middle-income Americans by increasing the Health Care Affordability Tax Credit and lowering the penalties for people who fail to meet the individual requirement to have health insurance.
The Senate Finance Committee released a press release summarizing the major modifications to the Chariman's Mark.
Deb and Rusty Lovell are not the kind of people you would expect to have "gold-plated" health insurance. Deb works at a community college and earns a little over $30,000 a year. But the health benefits she gets from the New Hampshire government have made a huge difference in their lives. Part of our special series produced in partnership with NPR: Are You Covered? A Look at Americans and Health Insurance.
For two families, "gold-plated" health insurance has made a huge difference in the health care they receive. But it's not always the rich who get these benefits, and they worry about what a possible tax on plans would do to their health coverage.
Mitch Stabbe and Marjorie Goldman treasure their "Cadillac" plan health insurance, even though it costs more than $20,000 in premiums per year. Their son, Bryan, has Crohn's disease, which means very expensive treatments. Part of our special series produced in partnership with NPR: Are You Covered? A Look at Americans and Health Insurance.
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin discuss recent and upcoming activities on the Hill -- part of a weekly series of video reports.
Fernando Arriola, 58, had full health coverage for years at his former job, but since starting his own contracting business, there are no affordable coverage options for him and his wife. Part of our special series, "Are You Covered? A Look at Americans and Health Insurance," produced in partnership with NPR.
This week, just maybe, we'll learn whether the Democrats and their allies can come up with the money to pay for health reform.
As part of our series, "Are You Covered? A Look at Americans and Health Insurance," KHN and NPR examine the federal health benefits program, which is considered a model for the nation.
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